Would you believe this coin is worth more than the Hope Diamond? No? Would you believe an ounce of gold? No? How about a Poor condition Batman comic from 1965?

This is your chance to get a bit of practice for the big heist while also helping us with the funding situation. We have compiled a list of coins for you to... acquire. Each is worth 1 to 3 credits, though we reserve the right to award a bonus for a particularly spectacular acquisition. You need to get 25 + N/4 credits, where N is your number of team members* (larger teams use more resources after all). Regardless of your team size, you will also get Options proportional to the number of credits earned.

*Count your team size as the average number of people you'd have solving during the day. Be honest.

It is, of course, best if you can bring us an authentic coin - the rarer or more unusual the better. If not, a plan to acquire the coin (in the form of a photograph of the coin that includes one of your team members and a sign containing the team's name) is acceptable. Any fake must be plausible and/or sufficiently entertaining. No one will be impressed with a generic picture of the coin.

It should go without saying, but please don't fake or destroy coins that are legal tender; there are important people who really don't like that.

COINS.

• A half penny (1-3)
• A Massachusetts state quarter (1)
• A Susan B. Anthony dollar (1)
• Bicentennial quarter (2)
• Six UK coins that form the coat of arms (1-3)
• A bimetallic coin (1)
• A trimetallic coin (1-3)
• A legal tender coin with a hole in it (1)
• A legal tender coin that's a non-convex shape, but not the coin above (2)
• A legal tender coin with no Roman letters on it (1-2)

COINS?

• A flattened penny (1-2)
• A casino chip (1-3)
• A wooden nickel (2-3)
• A Liberty Dollar (3)
• Gelt (1)
• A Challenge coin (1-3)
• A Licorice Coin (2)
• Two bits (1-3)
• A euro (1)
• An amero (1-2)
• An afro (1-3)
• A Davis Mega Maze coin (2)
• A T token (1-3)
• An arcade token (1)
• A Bitcoin-cent (Our address is 1saGEs5JcisZvKR37LqiEb8G6gdrCancT) (1)
• An unfair coin (1-3)
• A two-headed coin (1-3)
• A two-tailed coin (1-3)
• A cowry shell (1)
• A Rai stone (1-3)

"COINS"

• A penny whistle (2-3)
• The Threepenny Opera (1-3)
• A Nickelback album (1-3)
• A dime novel (1-3)
• A quarterback (1-3)
• 50 Cent (1-3)
• A sand dollar (1-2)
• Poundcake (1-3)
• Dimetrodon (1-3)
• A dimension (1-2)
• A violation of the 3rd amendment (1-3)

COINS!

• An Indian head penny (1-3)
• A French Republic 10 centimes piece (1-3)
• A bloodstone (1-2)
• A Monopoly railroad (1)
• A CD containing the 2003 Mystery Hunt (2)
• A lump of coal (1-2)
• A shard of a meteorite (1-2)
• A snowglobe (1-2)
• A soul (1-3)
• A coin with a visible fingerprint on it (1-2)
• A red button (1)
• A clock face (1-2)
• A weighted companion cube (1-3)
• A Tony award (1-3)

Examples of Successful Acquisitions and Their Worth

COINS.

• A half penny - 1 if it's the book; 3 if it's an actual coin
• A Massachusetts state quarter - 1
• A Susan B. Anthony dollar - 1
• Bicentennial quarter - 2
• Six UK coins that form the coat of arms - 3 for all 6, 2 for 5, 1 for 4; 2 for a picture of all 6, 1 for a picture of 5
• A bimetallic coin - 1; 2 if it's two colors that aren't silver, bronze, or gold
• A trimetallic coin - 1 if it's an interesting fake; 3 if actual legal tender
• A legal tender coin with a hole in it - 1 (jewelry acceptable)
• A legal tender coin that's a non-convex shape, but not the coin above - 2
• A legal tender coin with no Roman letters on it - 1

COINS?

• A flattened penny - 1 for anything; 2 if it's from the Museum of Science
• A casino chip - 1 for a poker chip of any sort; 2 from a local casino; 3 from someplace outside of New England, +1 if it's a rare chip
• A wooden nickel - 2; 3 if made just for the Hunt and made well
• A Liberty Dollar - 3
• Gelt - 1; 1 for guilt
• A Challenge coin - 1 to 3, depending on age (last 10 years 1 point; 11-30 2 points; 31- 70 3 points, 71+ [WWII era or before] 3 (+1) points)
• A Licorice Coin - 2
• Two bits - 1 for 25 cents in any form, media of some form, two bits of data, or something that's cheaply made; 3 points if historical two bits
• A euro - 1 (cannot be same coin as above), must be a coin and not a bill
• An amero - 1 if it's just printed from the 'net; 2 if it's super creative
• An afro - 1 point if a picture is taken with date or if it's a wig; 2 points if an actual afro shows up; 3 points if someone sculpts the afro into something Hunt related
• A Davis Mega Maze coin - 2
• A T token - 1 point if it's on jewelry or it's a random other subway token; 2 if it's a NYC subway token; 3 if actual token; 3 (+1) if it's a NYC toll token
• An arcade token - 1
• A Bitcoin-cent (Our address is 1saGEs5JcisZvKR37LqiEb8G6gdrCancT) - 1
• An unfair coin - 1 to 3 depending on elaborateness
• A two-headed coin - 2 - cannot be two glued together
• A two-tailed coin - 2 - cannot be two glued together
• A cowry shell - 1
• A Rai stone - 3 (+2) if a picture is taken there, with time stamp; 1-3 based on elaborateness of construction, with +1 to teams who create a life-sized model

"COINS"

• A penny whistle - 1 for something printed by the Penny Whistle Press; 2 for instrument; 3 if a tune is played well
• The Threepenny Opera - 1 for album in CD or MP3; 2 for playbill or vinyl; 3 for live performance of at least one piece
• A Nickelback album - 1 for CD or MP3; 2 if at least three songs are sung; 3 if autographed and brought to us; 3 (+2) for autographed album with Hunt-related stuff
• A dime novel - 1 point for pants; 1 point for pulp fiction in the style of a dime novel; 3 points for an actual dime novel
• A quarterback - 1 for autograph/picture from that kid on the football team; 2 for autograph/picture from any famous quarterback; 3 for current autograph/picture w/proof on weekend; 3 (+1) for actual quarterback brought, with gear; 3 (+2) for actual famous quarterback brought, with gear; 0 points for just a football jersey; 2 points if it's full pads; 1 point if football is played in front of us, so long as all the members of the starting lineup are correctly identified
• 50 Cent - 1 for CD or MP3; 2 if a song is sung; 3 for autographed picture brought to us; 3 (+2) for autographed picture having to do with the Hunt
• A sand dollar - 1 if dead; 2 if alive; an actual sandy dollar will get a disapproving look
• Poundcake - 1 if from a store; 2 if homemade; +1 if it includes toppings
• Dimetrodon - 1 for plastic model or plush; 2 for a dated picture near an actual skeleton; 3 if a model is built out of those dinosaur kits; 1 for someone in a dino costume; 3 if a lizard or other reptile is dressed up like a dimetrodon; 2 if another non-human animal is in the dino costume
• A dimension - 1 point for media (5th dimension CD) or a crappy drawing; 2 if something is made for the Hunt with actual dimensions
• A violation of the 3rd amendment - 1 for a well-researched article; 3 for a guy/gal in military uniform with a sign in a house saying, "I'm not supposed to be here"

COINS!

• An Indian head penny - 1 for picture in a museum, with date; 3 for actual coin
• A French Republic 10 centimes piece - 1 for picture in a museum, with date; 3 for other centimes; 3 (+1) for actual coin
• A bloodstone - 1 for album or actual rock; 2 if the rock is interesting jewelry
• A Monopoly railroad - 1
• A CD containing the 2003 Mystery Hunt - 2
• A lump of coal - 1 if charcoal or burnt wood; 2 if actual anthracite or bituminous coal
• A shard of a meteorite - 1 if in World of Warcraft equipped by a character; 2 if actual shard
• A snowglobe - 1 if standard; 2 if made for the Hunt
• A soul - 1 for popular media; 2-3 depending on elaborateness; must be able to justify soul presence
• A coin with a visible fingerprint on it - 1; 2 if it's bloody (prefer fake blood due to infection concerns and also because we don't want you stabbing yourselves)
• A red button - 1 if clothing, panic button, "That was easy" button, etc.
• A clock face - 1 for watch or clock; 2 if person shows up with interestingly-painted face
• A weighted companion cube - 1 if drawn nicely, screenshotted with proof of day, or assembled out of cardboard; 2 if plush; 3 if a well-crafted model
• A Tony award - 1 if it's an award given to a guy named Tony; 2-3 for a model depending on elaborateness; 3 (+1) if picture taken with award; 3 (+2) for actual award